From Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 17, 2018
Yesterday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio joined federal, state and local officials to unveil Freight NYC, a $100 million plan designed to overhaul the city’s aging freight distribution systems through strategic investments aimed at modernizing rail and maritime infrastructure and creating new distribution facilities.
The city of New York plans to work with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to improve marine terminals and barging operations, and modernize and expand rail lines and freight facilities. Projects would include reactivating underutilized rail lines by constructing new transload facilities within the existing rights of way and new passing lanes to alleviate train congestion; developing a barge terminal to serve the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center in the Bronx so produce and other food products can reach the area by water instead of by truck; and constructing a barge terminal at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park.
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